Trump warns of ‘big price’ for Syria and Russia after suspected gas attack
As international condemnation pours in reports say rebels have agreed to evacuate Douma, their last holdout
Beirut — An alleged chemical attack that left dozens dead in Syria’s rebel-held town of Douma sparked international outrage Sunday, with US President Donald Trump warning there would be a "big price to pay". As international condemnation poured in, there were reports that just hours after the alleged attack rebel forces had agreed to evacuate Douma, their last holdout in the onetime opposition stronghold of Eastern Ghouta. Trump’s threat came exactly a year and a day after the US fired cruise missiles at a Syrian air base in retaliation for a deadly sarin gas attack in 2017. "Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria," Trump wrote on Twitter on Sunday, lashing out at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, a key ally of the regime. "President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad. Big price to pay," he said. Asked whether the US could again respond with a missile strike, White House homeland security...
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